A government services employee (GSE) provides grounds, facilities and maintenance support with South Australian government schools and preschools.

Any available positions will be advertised on EduJobs.

Duties

Duties of a government services employee include:

• labour-intensive work
• operating machinery or facilities
• equipment and machinery maintenance at a schooling site
• landscape and flora maintenance of the schooling site
• building maintenance.

Appointment details and conditions

Appointment details

• Full-time or part-time appointment with leave conditions – working 48 of 52 weeks per year.
• Entitled to paid sick leave, recreation leave and special leave, long service leave and payment for public holidays not worked.
• Casual appointment with 25% loading .
• Not entitled to any paid leave except long service leave.

Employment conditions

Government service employees are weekly paid employees.

Salary and conditions of employment are contained in the:

• SA public sector wages parity enterprise agreement: weekly paid 2022 (PDF 13MB)
• SA Government services award (PDF 909KB)
• other awards or agreements applicable from time to time.